Q ND{3Q | #9Nu9ak 专辑名称：Off The Radar
" &2Kvsz 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
"D#+:ix8G| 唱片公司：Much Obliged
9 1%QO?hz 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
BSt^QH-' 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
K ZoI jK] 推荐指数：4星
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专辑介绍：
KMC] < rTTde^ ^_ Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
i AD'MB Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
6.%M:j0 0E his little pop masterpieces.
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!9A6DWA E$ jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
`-@8IZ7 intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
2;h4$^`dt underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
q"){P RTm/ as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
O[%"zO"S bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
&V/n!|q<H Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
vbEA d) *S its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
)!SA]>- accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
'fpm] *ig mineral water.
'5xIisP u5D@,wSNz The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
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{wsO8LX laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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[ Q"*I2 & and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
4 mj\wBp Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
>YG1sMV-J If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
0u[Vd:()v( seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
c;siMWw; Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
&b :u~puM If Bluesbunny had to pick a favourite track, it would probably
JX4uH>6 be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
A|jmp~@K)+ heartbreak.
XC 44]o4jx '-9B`O,& The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
Zo$ ,{rl themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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= iJfz than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
xvo" "R/g8 but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
Y9V%eFY5E kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
K1y] his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
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%L;z ~C icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
a,eR'L<"*- in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
'T=$Q%Qv VF#2I %R* Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
o[=h=&@5p polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
|,YyuCQcL[ affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
6.#5Ra your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
B%y?+4;zA comment to say that the omnipresent sugar coating will suit
pXn(#n< his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
: jgvg$fd of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
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WFHS8SI ng,64 (wOY .` w[A 曲目列表：
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<z+a 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
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6?B'3~ r 7. Old Friend
K;uOtbdOK 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
R0 yPmh,{ 9. Mystery Star
cXcrb4IKD 10. Amorino
pTzwyj!SD 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
+ =_^4 12. Footprints
